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Lavom's avatar
Lavom
Aspirant
Jun 08, 2021
Solved

AC1600 connecting only 1 device

Hi,

 

I just have bought this rooter and I can't connect more than 1 device. What went wrong? Your help is appreciated.

 

Mercedes

  • > I just have bought this rooter [...]

     

       New or used?  If used, did you do a settings reset before trying to
    use it?

     

       Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
    for Documentation.  Get the User Manual (at least).  Read.  Look for
    "Reset".  Further reading might not hurt, either.

     

    > [...] and I can't connect more than 1 device. [...]

     

       "can't" is not a useful problem description.  It does not say what
    you did.  It does not say what happened when you did it.  As usual,
    showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error
    messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
    descriptions or interpretations.

     

       What is the "1 device"?  What is its IP address?

     

    > [...] What went wrong? [...]


       If the C6250 was configured as a modem only ("bridge" mode), rather
    than as a modem+router, then it could connect ony one device at a time
    to your ISP.  A settings reset should restore it to its default
    (modem+router) mode.

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  • > I just have bought this rooter [...]

     

       New or used?  If used, did you do a settings reset before trying to
    use it?

     

       Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
    for Documentation.  Get the User Manual (at least).  Read.  Look for
    "Reset".  Further reading might not hurt, either.

     

    > [...] and I can't connect more than 1 device. [...]

     

       "can't" is not a useful problem description.  It does not say what
    you did.  It does not say what happened when you did it.  As usual,
    showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error
    messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
    descriptions or interpretations.

     

       What is the "1 device"?  What is its IP address?

     

    > [...] What went wrong? [...]


       If the C6250 was configured as a modem only ("bridge" mode), rather
    than as a modem+router, then it could connect ony one device at a time
    to your ISP.  A settings reset should restore it to its default
    (modem+router) mode.

    • Lavom's avatar
      Lavom
      Aspirant

      Thank you, problem solved. It was set up as bridge.